GX Research Hub · English
GX & Decarbonization Research
This page provides an English interface to the gxceed GX paper corpus. The corpus aggregates papers from 14 contributing scholarly metadata sources and uses AI-assisted classification to identify signals related to measurement, policy narratives, outcomes, implementation, industrial adoption, and verification.
The goal is not only to discover papers, but to observe how GX research is distributed across research substance, implementation narratives, external expectations, implementation substance, and judgment formation.
Summaries are AI-assisted. Always refer to the original paper for authoritative conclusions.
Preprint🌍 GlobalResearch Square2026#Carbon AccountingDOI
Third-country carbon embedded in global trade
Managi S, Zhang J, Wang X +2
This study quantifies third-country carbon—emissions occurring outside both trade partners but embedded in their supply chains—using the Eora multi-regional input-output table. In 2021, it reached 1.85 Gt CO2 (27.7% of trade-embodied emissi…
Preprint🇪🇺 EuropeResearch Square2026#Energy TransitionDOI
Firming weather dependent renewable generation yields single digit system level energy returns
Beck HP
This study evaluates the energy return on investment (EROI) of firming weather-dependent renewables in a Central European mix of 80% wind and 20% solar. Expanding the system boundary to include grids, storage, and backup reduces EROI from 1…
Preprint🇪🇺 EuropeZenodo2026#HydrogenDOI
Experimental Investigation of H2-Brine Relative Permeability in Tight Sandstone for Assessing Underground Hydrogen Storage Efficiency
Jenei, Bettina, Al-Masri, Wael, Youssef, Souhail +3
This study experimentally measures H2-brine relative permeability in tight sandstone for underground hydrogen storage (UHS) efficiency assessment. Results show significant differences from CO2/N2 analogue data due to hydrogen's unique prope…
Preprint🇺🇸 USAZenodo2026#Energy TransitionDOI
BIO-Quantum Energy Brain (BQEB): A Unified Intelligence Framework for Future Energy Systems
Agrawal, Rakesh Kumar
This book presents the BQEB framework, integrating AI, forecasting, optimization, validation, and future energy architectures. Across 20 chapters, it covers data foundations, forecasting methods, optimization, digital twins, and intelligent…
Preprint🇺🇸 USAZenodo2026#HydrogenDOI
ENHANCING RELIABILITY AND OPERATIONAL INTEGRITY OF HYDROGEN COMPRESSION SYSTEMS SUPPORTING THE US ENERGY TRANSITION
Uju Emmanuel
Proposes an integrated reliability framework for hydrogen compressors combining condition monitoring, digital twins, physics-informed AI, prognostics, and risk-based maintenance. Uses real-time data for fault detection and RUL estimation, a…
Peer-reviewed🇪🇺 EuropeJournalEnergy Strategy Reviews2024#HydrogenDOI
Positioning Germany in an international hydrogen economy: A policy review
Quitzow R.
This policy review analyzes Germany's strategic positioning in the international hydrogen economy. It compares German hydrogen strategy with global frameworks, highlighting policy directions and challenges. Offers insights for comparing wit…
Peer-reviewedCNJournalJournal of Sustainable Finance and Investment2022#Climate FinanceDOI
Greening the Chinese financial system through experimentations? Assessing the effectiveness of green finance business experimentations in Guangdong, China
Wei Q.
This paper evaluates the effectiveness of green finance business experimentations in Guangdong, China. It empirically examines the extent to which experimental policy approaches contribute to greening the financial system, offering insights…
Peer-reviewedCNJournalInternational Review of Economics and Finance2026#AI × ESGDOI
Drivers or Barriers? A dynamic mutual analysis for Artificial intelligence technology and green finance market in China
Wang K.H.
This paper analyzes the dynamic mutual relationship between AI technology and the green finance market in China, examining whether AI acts as a driver or barrier to green finance development. Using dynamic models, it reveals the interaction…
Peer-reviewed🇪🇺 EuropeJournalJournal of World Energy Law and Business2025#Carbon PricingDOI
The collision of trade and climate: Aligning the EU carbon border adjustment mechanism with the EU Renewable Energy Directive
Menkes M.J.
This paper examines the alignment between the EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) and the Renewable Energy Directive (RED), highlighting conflicts between trade and climate policies. It analyzes coordination challenges and undersco…
Peer-reviewed🇪🇺 EuropeJournalInternational Journal of Accounting2015#Carbon PricingDOI
Discussion of "The Association Between Energy Taxation, Participation in an Emissions Trading System, and the Intensity of Carbon Dioxide Emissions in the European Union"
Charitou A.
This is a discussion of a study examining the association between energy taxation, participation in the EU ETS, and CO2 emission intensity in EU member states. It critiques identification strategies and data limitations, offering insights i…
Peer-reviewedCNJournalEmerging Markets Finance and Trade2022#Carbon PricingDOI
China’s Carbon Emission Trading Scheme and Firm Performance
Sun R.
This paper empirically analyzes the impact of China's carbon emission trading scheme (ETS) on firm performance. It examines how the policy affects firms' financial outcomes and carbon reduction behaviors, offering insights for policy design…
Peer-reviewedCNJournalEmerging Markets Finance and Trade2022#Carbon PricingDOI
The Carbon Emissions Trading Scheme and Corporate Environmental Investments: A Quasi-natural Experiment from China
Chen L.
This study examines the causal effect of China's carbon emissions trading scheme (ETS) on corporate environmental investments using a quasi-natural experiment. By comparing firm-level data before and after policy implementation, it assesses…
Peer-reviewed🇪🇺 EuropeJournalResource and Energy Economics2024#Carbon PricingDOI
The distributional effects of CO2 pricing at home and at the border on German income groups
Hübler M.
This paper analyzes the distributional effects of domestic carbon pricing and border carbon adjustments on different income groups in Germany. It provides insights for policy design to mitigate regressive impacts, contributing to social acc…
Peer-reviewedCNJournalInternational Journal of Accounting2025#ESGDOI
Positive and Negative Peer Effects of ESG Disclosure: Evidence from China’s Selective Mandatory Disclosure Regime
Yin F.
This paper exploits China's selective mandatory ESG disclosure regime to identify positive and negative peer effects. It shows that mandatory disclosure by some firms influences the disclosure behavior of non-mandated peers, revealing spill…
Peer-reviewed🇪🇺 EuropeJournalEnergy and Environmental Science2024#HydrogenDOI
Reconfiguring European industry for net-zero: a qualitative review of hydrogen and carbon capture utilization and storage benefits and implementation challenges
Sovacool B.K.
This qualitative review assesses the role of hydrogen and CCUS in Europe's net-zero industrial transition, outlining benefits and implementation challenges. It analyzes technical, economic, and policy barriers, offering policy implications …
Peer-reviewed🌍 GlobalJournalWest Science Interdisciplinary Studies2026#Transition FinanceDOI
Green Taxonomy Research: A Bibliometric Mapping of Sustainable Finance Development
L. Judijanto
This bibliometric study maps green taxonomy research using Scopus data, revealing dominant themes like sustainable finance, green bonds, and EU taxonomy. Recent focus shifts to greenwashing prevention and transition finance. Europe leads re…
🇺🇸 USAJournalOpen MIND2026#Carbon AccountingDOI
cornerstone-data/bedrock: v0.3.0
Mo Li, Ben Young (ERG), Catherine Birney +6
Release of Cornerstone v0.3, a US EEIO model integrating 2024 input-output and GHG inventory data. Updates include industry aggregation fixes, inflation adjustments, and electricity disaggregation, improving Scope 3 accounting accuracy. New…
🇪🇺 EuropeJournalEPub Bayreuth (University of Bayreuth)2026#digital_sustainabilityDOI
Enabling Digital Sustainability : A Socio-Technical Systems Design Perspective
Tobias Kranz
This cumulative dissertation examines how digital technologies enable environmental, social, and economic sustainability from a socio-technical systems perspective. It argues that digital sustainability emerges from the interplay of three m…
Peer-reviewed🇺🇸 USAJournalResearch Portal (Queen's University Belfast)2026#ESG
Audit committee and ESG disclosure quality: the moderating role of female CEO leadership
Mutalib Anifowose, Dr Manirul Islam, Md Yousuf Ali +1
Using panel data on S&P 500 firms from 2010 to 2023, this study finds that stronger audit committee attributes are associated with higher ESG disclosure quality, particularly in environmental and social dimensions, and that female CEO leade…
Peer-reviewed🇺🇸 USAJournalUNC Libraries2026#Energy TransitionDOI
Deciphering Decarbonization Trajectories in China by Spatiotemporal-Accumulation Modeling of Electricity Carbon Footprint
Wei-Qiang Chen, Jing Tang, Dungang Gu +6
This study models the spatiotemporal carbon footprint of China's electricity sector to reveal regional and temporal decarbonization trajectories. By capturing variations in grid carbon intensity, it assesses the impact of renewable energy d…